How To Replace Damaged Cedar Shake Siding

If there was ever a perfect time to replace your old cedar siding with james hardie siding or even vinyl siding it is when you are looking to spend thousands of dollars to repair a product that is going to continue costing money.

How to replace damaged cedar shake siding.

Step 4 cut flashing. Step 4 sample the old cedar. Lets make this easy if we were to put siding on two identical houses side by side one with james hardie. Use a pencil or chalk board to make a reference point for the transition board.

Nail straight down on the replacement board in order to hit studs. Make sure that both materials are fastened in position. Slide the hacksaw blade saw underneath the siding and use it to saw the exposed nail shafts. Take the replacement board fit it in place image 2 and nail it in with a hammer using galvanized nails.

Once all the nails are removed from the adjoining board the damaged one should just pull out. Remove the freed piece of damaged cedar siding. Cut or chisel through the sides of the panel and remove the lower half. Flip the panel over and cut 1 8 off the side locking tabs.

A hacksaw blade saw is a narrow toothed saw blade mounted to a handle. Force open the damaged cedar shake by inserting a blade beneath the bottom edge of the shingle. Be sure to nail into the existing holes on the adjacent siding. Check the condition of the sheathing in place.

Push up on the panel to unlock it and then pull down to remove the damaged panel. Step 3 remove the damaged cedar. Damaged panel cut a large rectangle out of the damaged panel. Start at the top of the wall and work down.

Carefully put up the fascia board and fix fiber cement shake panels in place. Pry the nails out of the nail hem of the damaged panel. Normally one can shift the shingle back and forth using a blade or a wide metallic instrument while pulling it away from the boxing. Normally a cedar shake will have 2 nails fastening it.

Siding removal set the stepladder close to the house. A slater s ripper is a specialized tool you can slide under the siding and use to hook and pull the nails out.